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Monday, December 12

on the 9th day of joyfulness...

dottie angel shared with me

a little string of joyfulness

(skill level : easy peasy lemon squeezy)

its no secret, i'm a big fan of little strings around our shed. some are more exotic than others, when that is the case i call them garlands. if you perchance would like to make something more exotic than this here strings i have for today, you may wish to take a little looky over here and over here (you have no idea how long it took me to track down that last link... yes like most things, my archives are a little jumbly bumbly)

this is not rocket science crafting, in fact truth be told, most of the 12 days of joyfulness have not been, but that is a-okay with me, for this time of year i do believe easy peasy things to craft, are the way to go and there is nothing more easy peasy than these little strings of joyfulness.

ingredients:

* string

* hook

* paper doilies

* (failing paper doilies,) paper coasters

* (failing paper coasters,) scrapbooking card

* (failing scrapbooking card) old christmas cards

* scissors

* hole punch

* gleeful sparklies from your box of glee

* cup of tea

* five minutes peace

* perhaps a small being or two for help

(which may void the 'five minutes peace' bit)

recipe:

1: if you have some vintage paper doilies or paper coasters in your stash, yipee! if not, then cut some circles out of your scrapbooking paper or christmas cards. i actually don't have any scrapbooking paper but i have noted upon pottling around our local craft store that there is a wealth of fabby papers and some would be most suited to this little string.

2: punch hole in top of each circle

3: start a chain with your hook and string, (if you cannot chain, do not fret, i'll suggest something in a mo.) here you need to decide if you wish things to be even or a little odd in their placement. i decided i wished not to be 'a little odd' today which makes a change. after you have chained a while, add your first circle by slip stitching through the punched hole and continue upon your chain-y way for as long as you wish your little string of joyfulness to be.

if you do not chain, then just cut a length of string to your liking, then cut little short strings and attach to your circles (a bit like a gift tag tie) and then attach to your long string.

4: repeat step 3 for your sparkly gleeful ornaments, with a bit of luck they already have nice little bits for attaching to your chained string

5: hang up your little strings of joyfulness wherever you think needs a bit of joy

17 comments:

Ooh, that glimpse of mantle in the last picture is so lovely with all its red and white bits! I love the lace tucked up under the ledge! And, easy peasy or no, some of us never considered that a chain is the perfect way to keep your strung bits from collecting all in the middle, so those crafty-challenged ones like I say thank you thank you!

I am love love loving this series of crafty projects ~ thank you so much for sharing your inspiration and joy ~ am in the middle of making cushion covers, and adding the button loops and buttons will be the perfect finishing touch ... and YES ... I do have a packet of vintage paper coasters stashed away somewhere, YIPPEEE!!!

i have seen lots of these in our local (charity shop -well I expect they're in our local pub too, but alas I have never stepped in there and if I did, I expect they would just have beer on them..)But now I want some, I expect I shan't find them :o)

Lovely strings though Tif :o) Take care lovely lady, and have a grand day :o)

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